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Diane Wade, MS, RD, SDDA President
Nicole Quartuccio, RD, President-Elect Elected position; Works with the President to coordinate all activities of SDDA Board and assists in the development and completion of long and short-term goals; At end of term, serves as subsequent year's SDDA President
Karen Busch, RD, Secretary Elected position for 2 years; Records and distributes SDDA Board meeting minutes; Maintains SDDA correspondence, correspondence supplies and meeting records
Lily Padilla-Corona, RD, Treasurer Elected position for 2 years; Maintains accurate accounting records; Reports on financial status to Board and members; Processes reimbursement claims for SDDA expenses; Formulates budget needs
Barbara Grant, RD, ADA Delegate Elected position by ADA membership; Serves as SDDA representative to the House of Delegates (HOD)/CDA; Attends HOD/CDA meetings and reports to SDDA; Ascertains local needs and solicits feedback from SDDA membership regarding HOD proposals
Ann Lake, MS, RD, CNSD, District Public Policy Representative Elected position for 3 years; Represents SDDA at District Council meetings and serves as liaison between SDDA and CDA; Advises and supports Community Nutrition, National Nutrition Month and Practice Group Chairs; Must have served previously as an SDDA Board member
Tara Cox, MPH, RD, Linkage/Newsletter Editor Appointed position; Oversees content, layout, production and distribution of the SDDA newsletter, The Linkage
Rhonwyn Curtis-Nicholson, MS, RD, CNSD, Member Council Rep
Brenda O'Day, RD, CNSD, Bylaws Chair Appointed position; Reviews and updates rules, policies and procedures governing the activities of the SDDA
Andrea Harrison, MS, RD, CDE, Community Chair Appointed position; Serves as liaison between SDDA and community organizations and agencies with nutrition-related functions, e.g., Hunger Coalition, San Diego Nutrition Council; Attends agency meetings and reports on activities to SDDA Board; Develops nutrition-related community events and collaborations for short-term and long-term goals
Cindy Swann, MS, RD, Student Mentoring Chair Appointed position; Establishes procedures and oversees process for matching professional dietitians with university student protégé for purposes of job shadowing; Organizes, schedules and executes SDDA Student Night
Marie Ambrose, MS, RD, Media Link Appointed position; Provides a contact point between the local media and nutrition professionals in the San Diego community
Erika Birrenkott, MS, RD, Membership Chair Elected position; Maintains current membership roster; Attends SDDA educational events; Recruits new SDDA members; Serves as membership resource and ombudsperson
Marie Ambrose, MS, RD, Membership Chair-Elect
Laura Greiman, MPH, RD, Nominating Committee Chair Linda Copp, MS, RD and Karen Lush, MPH, RD, Nominating Committee Elected position; 3 persons elected to committee, person with most votes is chair; Presents slate of candidates at Fall Board Meeting; Promotes positions to SDDA general membership; Oversees Winter Election
Julie Turner, RD, and Tahara Chatham, RD Education Co-Chairs Appointed positions; Plans and organizes 5-6 educational events per year
Monica McCorkle, MS, RD, CDE, Awards Chair Appointed position; Develops nominees for CDA and ADA professional achievement awards
Andrea Harrison, MS, RD, CDE, Reimbursement Chair Appointed position; Serves as liaison between SDDA, CDA and ADA reimbursement teams to maintain status updates of reimbursement issues; Prepares regular reports for The Linkage; Serves as a resource for the Board and general membership regarding procedures for reimbursement of fees for RD services
Eva Brzezinski, MS, RD, Website Coordinator Appointed position; Develops procedures for Website activities; Prepares and sends SDDA Website updates to CDA for approval and posting
Pat Hazlett, DTR, DTR Rep
Andrea Chapin, Student Rep
Jodie Millen, RD, RD in LTC

California Dietetic Association, San Diego District Past Presidents
2006 – 2007 Ann Lake	1970 – 1971 Dolores Beals
2005 – 2006 Barbara Grant	1969 – 1970 Mary Serniuk
2004 – 2005 Ann Lake	1968 – 1969 Zoe E. Anderson
2003 – 2004 Eva Brzezinski	1967 – 1968 Janet Chapin
2002 – 2003 Monica McCorkle	1966 – 1967 Mildred Smith
2001 – 2002 Brenda Reynosa	1965 – 1966 Marjorie Aichele
2000 – 2001 Monica McCorkle	1964 – 1965 Margery Chambers
1999 – 2000 Eva Brzezinski	1963 – 1964 Patricia Kelly
1998 – 1999 Audrey Spindler	1962 – 1963 Alice Thomas
1997 – 1998 Jill Barrett	1961 – 1962 Donna Roll
1996 – 1997 Elaine Keegan	1960 – 1961 Margaret Susman
1995 – 1996 Ellen Busch	1959 – 1960 Lucille Clark
1994 – 1995 Andrea Harrison	1958 – 1959 Barbara Brehm
1993 – 1994 Eileen Cowles	1957 – 1958 Eugenia Sanderson
1992 – 1993 Diane Machcinski	1956 – 1957 Verna Anderson
1991 – 1992 Diane Machcinski	1955 – 1956 Deone Weston
1990 – 1991 Clara Browning Baity	1954 – 1955 Verna Anderson
1989 – 1990 Terese A. Eyre	1953 – 1954 Margaret Berry
1988 – 1989 Linda Handy	1952 – 1953 Francis Potter
1987 – 1988 Elizabeth Chu	1951 – 1952 Christmas Idle
1986 – 1987 Jana Kelley	1950 – 1951 Gretchen Ten Eyck Penfold
1985 – 1986 Judy Nordquist	1949 – 1950 H. Deone James
1984 – 1985 Don Miller	1948 – 1949 Mary Geraldine Waggener
1983 – 1984 Susan Gilroy	1947 – 1948 Grace White
1982 – 1983 Jana Kelley	1946 – 1947 Anna Mary Lloyd
1981 – 1982 Sharon Sveningson	1945 – 1946 Christmas Idle
1980 – 1981 Sandy Reese	1944 – 1945 Helen B. Anderson
1979 – 1980 Virginia McKane	1943 – 1944 Margaret Anderson
1978 – 1979 Barbara Stokes	1942 – 1943 Margaret Ness
1977 – 1978 Donna Hsu	1941 – 1942 Margaret Anderson
1976 – 1977 Ann Drinkwalter	1940 – 1941 Helen B. Anderson
1975 – 1976 Margaret Forys	1939 – 1940 Margaret Brinenan
1974 – 1975 Winifred McGuane	1938 – 1939 Margaret Brinenan
1973 – 1974 Sheryl Edson	1937 – 1938 Grace Johnson
1972 – 1973 LCDR Geneva Baker	1936 – 1937 Grace Jackson
1971 – 1972 Donna Roll	1935 – 1936 Part of Los Angeles District

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